When no box is best of all - PUMA's clever little bag/box
PUMA has designed the ultimate “flat box!” The bag/box is made of a single folded sheet of cardboard in a reusable, recyclable PET bag, designed to protect shoes from the time they leave the factory until the customer gets them home.
PUMA has designed the ultimate “flat box!”
The bag/box is made of a single folded sheet of cardboard in a reusable, recyclable PET bag, designed to protect shoes from the time they leave the factory until the customer gets them home.
Here’s how it works.
The “Clever Little Bag” will help PUMA reduce the water, energy and diesel used in manufacturing by more than 60% per year.
Approximately 8,500 tons less paper will be consumed
20 million Megajoules of electricity will be saved
1 million liters less fuel oil will be used
1 million liters of water will be saved
500,000 liters of diesel will be saved during transport, and
Up to 275 tons of plastic will be saved thanks to the replacement of traditional shopping bags with the lighter built-in bag
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